My thoughts today are on the Holy Angels and I would like to share just a few passages from Holy Scripture and some pictures and thoughts on these dear ones. Angels are mentioned some 320 times in Scripture! The Church has always taught us that we each have a Guardian Angel. Have you named yours? I have named mine! And I will only know in eternity just how much my Guardian Angel has done for me.
Matthew 18:10 : See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. Psalm 91:11-12: For he will give His angels charge of you, to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.+++++Angel of God,
my guardian dear,
to whom God's love commits me here,
ever this day,
be at my side
to light and guard,
to rule and guide.Amen+++++
When you cannot come to me, send me your guardian angel.
He can take a message from you to me and I will assist you as much as I can. St. Padre Pio
The angels are always adoring at Holy Mass+++ Send Your Angel To Holy Mass o holy Angel at my side, Go to the church for me, Kneel in my place at Holy Mass where I desire to be. At Offertory, in my stead, Take all I am and own, And place it as a sacrifice upon the altar throne. At holy consecration's bell, Adore with seraph's love My Jesus hidden in the Host come down from heav'n above. Then pray for those I dearly love, And those who cause me grief, That Jesus' Blood may cleanse all hearts and suffering souls relieve. And when the priest Communion takes, oh, bring my Lord to me, That His sweet Heart may rest on mine and I His temple be. Pray that this Sacrifice Divine may mankind's sin efface: Then bring me Jesus' blessing homeThe pledge of every grace. Anonymous Mt.4:11 Angels came and ministered to Him
Psalm 148:2 : Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
The Angels are always adoring at the Tabernacle.
Psalm 103:20 : Bless the LORD, O you his angels,you mighty ones who do his word,obeying the voice of his word!
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QUEEN OF ANGELS
O MARY, your dignity is higher than that of the angels. Angels are God's servants, but you are the daughter of the heavenly Father, who chose you to become the Mother of His Son. You are the Spouse of the Holy Spirit. Even an Archangel bowed before you and greeted you reverently, "Hail, full of grace." No dignity can be compared to that of being the Mother of God. No angel could ever say to the Son of God, "You are my Son." Because of this dignity the Church places you above all the angels and calls you their Queen. The angels stand before the throne of God with fear and trembling, covering their faces, while you approach and pray for the human race to Him who was born of you and calls you by the sweet name of Mother.
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What are angels?
An angel is a pure spirit created by God. The Old Testament theology included the belief in angels: the name applied to certain spiritual beings or intelligences of heavenly residence, employed by God as the ministers of His will.
The English word "angel" comes from the Greek angelos, which means 'messenger'. In the Old Testament, with two exceptions, the Hebrew word for "angel" is malak, also meaning 'messenger'. The prophet Malachi took his name from this word. He was himself a messenger, and he prophesied about the coming of "the messenger of the covenant", Jesus Christ (Malachi 3:1).
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